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The U.S. Government Says Google Has a Monopoly on the 'Lifeblood of the Internet,' and Wants It to Divest

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06.05.2025

Last month, a U.S. District Judge in Alexandria, Virginia, wrote that Google had harmed advertisers and consumers by violating the Sherman Antitrust Act in two markets. It was the second time in less than a year that a federal judge had ruled that the tech giant was a monopoly.

Now, in a new filing, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is proposing that Google divest two of its products in the digital ad tech space to remedy to situation: AdX, its ad exchange; and its ad server, DoubleClick for Publishers (in a "phased" sale, per........

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